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26.08.2025

The day offshore wind projects stalled

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 26.08.2025.

It displays 29 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

26.08.2025 โ‡ข The day offshore wind projects stalled
โŒจEarly in the day, Japanese media emphasized US President Trump's continued diplomatic efforts, reporting his desire to meet North Koreaโ€™s Kim Jong Un and his pressure on Russia regarding Ukraine talks. This continued the focus on global dynamics observed in previous days.
By late morning, a significant domestic economic story began to emerge and deepen. Reports detailed the withdrawal of a Mitsubishi Corporation alliance from three major offshore wind power projects, initially citing profitability issues. As the early afternoon progressed, the narrative evolved, with outlets highlighting that this withdrawal placed Japanโ€™s national renewable energy strategy at a critical crossroads. This development directly challenges prior reports on governmental efforts to promote renewables.
Concurrently, news of Japan's $550 billion investment pledge and plans to expand the NISA investment scheme also received coverage, underscoring ongoing domestic economic policy discussions.
26.08.2025

00:06 (15:06)โ‡ขUS Policy Shapes TSMC Production

โŒจJapanese media highlights TSMC's continued strategic adjustments, with the chipmaker reportedly cutting Chinese tools from advanced production to align with US policy (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, Japan Post plans to partially suspend mail services to the US (Yahoo News Japan). Other ongoing discussions include the unresolved LDP political drama surrounding Prime Minister Ishiba (The Japan Times) and major life insurers implementing reforms to prevent information leaks by ending bank secondments (Nikkei Shimbun).
00:13
ๆ”ฟๅบœใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌใง่ตทๆฅญใ™ใ‚‹ๅค–ๅ›ฝไบบๅ‘ใ‘ใฎใ€Œ็ตŒๅ–ถใƒป็ฎก็†ใƒ“ใ‚ถใ€ใฎ่ฆไปถใ‚’ๅŽณๆ ผๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚่ณ‡ๆœฌ้‡‘ใฎ่ฆไปถใ‚’500ไธ‡ๅ††ไปฅไธŠใ‹ใ‚‰3000ไธ‡ๅ††ไปฅไธŠใซๅผ•ใไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ใ€‚็ตŒๅ–ถ่€…ใฎ็ตŒๆญดใ‚„ๅญฆๆญดใฎ่ฆไปถใ‚‚ๆ–ฐใŸใซ่จญใ‘ใ€ๆœฌๆฅใฎ็›ฎ็š„ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅค–ใ‚ŒใŸไธ้ฉๅˆ‡ใชใƒ“ใ‚ถใฎๅ–ๅพ—ใ‚’้˜ฒๆญขใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ๅ‡บๅ…ฅๅ›ฝๅœจ็•™็ฎก็†ๅบใŒใƒ‘ใƒ–ใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆ๏ผˆไธ€่ˆฌใฎๆ„่ฆ‹ๅ…ฌๅ‹Ÿ๏ผ‰ใ‚’็ตŒใฆใ€10ๆœˆใซ็œไปคใฎๆ”นๆญฃใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ™ใ€‚ ็ตŒๅ–ถใƒ“ใ‚ถใฏ็พๅœจใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌใงใฎไบ‹ๆฅญๆ‰€ใฎ้–‹่จญใซๅŠ ใˆใ€ใ€Œ500ไธ‡ๅ††ไปฅไธŠใฎ่ณ‡ๆœฌ้‡‘ใ‚’ๆบ–ๅ‚™ใ€ใ‚‚ใ—ใใฏโ€ฆ
00:13 (15:13 in your timezone)
01:41
04:03
04:37
ใ€ใƒฏใ‚ทใƒณใƒˆใƒณ=ๅฐๆž—ๆต็†้ฆ™ใ€‘ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—็ฑณๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใฏ25ๆ—ฅๅˆๅพŒ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌๆ™‚้–“26ๆ—ฅๆœชๆ˜Ž๏ผ‰ใ€ใƒ›ใƒฏใ‚คใƒˆใƒใ‚ฆใ‚นใง้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝใฎๆŽๅœจๆ˜Ž๏ผˆใ‚คใƒปใ‚ธใ‚งใƒŸใƒงใƒณ๏ผ‰ๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใจไผš่ซ‡ใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅŒ—ๆœ้ฎฎใฎ้‡‘ๆญฃๆฉ๏ผˆใ‚ญใƒ ใƒปใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใ‚ฆใƒณ๏ผ‰็ทๆ›ธ่จ˜ใจใฎ้ฆ–่„ณไผš่ซ‡ใ‚’ๅนดๅ†…ใซใ‚‚ๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ„ๆฌฒใ‚’็คบใ—ใŸใ€‚ ไธก้ฆ–่„ณใฏๅŒ—ๆœ้ฎฎใจใฎๅฏพ่ฉฑใ‚’้€šใ—ใŸๆœ้ฎฎๅŠๅณถใฎๅนณๅ’ŒใฎๅฎŸ็พใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆๅ”ๅŠ›ใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ—ใŸใ€‚ไผš่ซ‡ใฎๅ†’้ ญ็™บ่จ€ๅพŒใ€ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ๆฐใฏ่จ˜่€…ๅ›ฃใ‹ใ‚‰ใ„ใค้‡‘ๆญฃๆฉๆฐใจใฎไผš่ซ‡ใ‚’ๅฎŸ็พใ—ใŸใ„ใ‹ๅ•ใ‚ใ‚Œใ€Œๅ…ทไฝ“็š„ใซๆ˜Žโ€ฆ
04:37 (19:37 in your timezone)

06:05 (21:05)โ‡ขTrump's Kim Jong Un Summit Bid

โŒจJapanese media's focus shifts to US foreign policy, reporting President Trump's expressed eagerness to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un this year, following his summit with South Korea's President Lee (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia). Domestically, the unresolved LDP drama concerning Prime Minister Ishiba persists (The Japan Times), and Japan Post plans a partial suspension of mail services to the US (Yahoo News Japan).
06:27

08:30 (23:30)โ‡ขUS Demands Base Ownership in South Korea

โŒจJapanese media continues to emphasize US foreign policy in the region, reporting on President Trump's expressed desire to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un this year, following his summit with South Korea's President Lee (Nikkei Shimbun). A notable new development involves the US President demanding ownership of military bases in South Korea (Yahoo News Japan), signalling evolving alliance terms. Additionally, Thailand's 'king of consumer goods' is spearheading a significant e-commerce initiative (Nikkei Asia).
09:06

11:33 (02:33)โ‡ขTrump's Dual Diplomatic Front

โŒจJapanese media continues to highlight US President Trump's diplomatic endeavors, reporting his sustained desire to meet North Koreaโ€™s Kim Jong Un this year (The Japan Times). Additionally, a new development indicates Trump is also actively applying pressure on Russia regarding potential Russia-Ukraine talks (Yahoo News Japan). This suggests a continued editorial focus on the current US administration's global engagement and diplomatic initiatives across multiple contentious regions.
13:14

13:48 (04:48)โ‡ขTrump's Enduring Diplomatic Aim

โŒจJapanese media continues to focus on evolving international dynamics, with US President Trump reiterating his desire to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un this year (The Japan Times). A new report also highlights strengthening China-Russia ties, evidenced by an increasing number of Chinese students enrolling in Russian universities for language and STEM studies (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, the media warns of dangerous and widespread heat expected to persist across Japan until the end of August (Yahoo News Japan).
16:18

16:19 (07:19)โ‡ขCabinet Approval Rises

โŒจJapanese media continues to report on US President Trump's enduring diplomatic aims, specifically his desire to meet North Koreaโ€™s Kim Jong Un this year (The Japan Times). A new development highlights the economic impact of US policy, with Indian exporters facing a 50% US tariff, which they describe as unsustainable (Nikkei Asia). Domestically, there's a new focus on Japan's cabinet approval ratings, which have reportedly seen a sudden rise (Yahoo News Japan).
17:59
็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ‚‹๏ผŸไธ–็•Œใงๅ”ฏไธ€ใฎใ€Œๆœˆ็ตŒๅš็‰ฉ้คจใ€ใ€‚1ไบบใฎๅฅณๅญไธญๅญฆ็”Ÿใฎใ€Œใชใœใ€ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใ€ๅš็‰ฉ้คจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใพใง
17:59 (08:59 in your timezone)
18:07
ไธ‰่ฑๅ•†ไบ‹ใชใฉใฏๅƒ่‘‰็œŒใจ็ง‹็”ฐ็œŒๆฒ–ใฎ3ๆตทๅŸŸใง้€ฒใ‚ใ‚‹ๆด‹ไธŠ้ขจๅŠ›็™บ้›ปๆ‰€ใฎๅปบ่จญ่จˆ็”ปใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ’ค้€€ใ™ใ‚‹่ชฟๆ•ดใซๅ…ฅใฃใŸใ€‚ๅฎ‰ๅ€คใงใฎ่ฝๆœญใซๅŠ ใˆใ€่ณ‡ๆใ‚คใƒณใƒ•ใƒฌใชใฉใซใ‚ˆใ‚ŠๆŽก็ฎ—ใ‚’็ขบไฟใงใใชใ„ใจๅˆคๆ–ญใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅ›ฝใŒๅพŒๆŠผใ—ใ—ใฆใใŸๅ†็”Ÿๅฏ่ƒฝใ‚จใƒใƒซใ‚ฎใƒผใฎๅคงๅž‹ไบ‹ๆฅญใฎไธ€้ƒจใŒ้ “ๆŒซใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ไปŠๅพŒใฏๅ†ๅ…ฌๅ‹Ÿใชใฉใงไป•ๅˆ‡ใ‚Š็›ดใ™ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๅ›ฝใฎๅ†็”Ÿใ‚จใƒใฎๆˆฆ็•ฅ่ฆ‹็›ดใ—ใฏ้ฟใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚ ่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎ้–ขไฟ‚่€…ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใจใ€ไธ‰่ฑๅ•†ไบ‹ใŒๆ‰‹ๆŽ›ใ‘ใ‚‹ๅƒ่‘‰็œŒ้Ššๅญๅธ‚ๆฒ–ใ€็ง‹็”ฐ็œŒใฎ่ƒฝไปฃๅธ‚ใƒปไธ‰็จฎ็”บใƒป็”ท้นฟโ€ฆ
18:07 (09:07 in your timezone)

19:47 (10:47)โ‡ขRenewable Energy Strategy Stalls

โŒจJapanese media coverage is shifting towards the nation's economic strategies, with an agreement on Japan's substantial $550 billion investment pledge expected this week (The Japan Times). Domestically, a significant challenge to renewable energy emerges as a Mitsubishi Corporation alliance withdraws from offshore wind power projects due to profitability, likely prompting a strategy review (Nikkei Shimbun). Indian exporters, meanwhile, continue facing difficult 50% US tariffs (Nikkei Asia).
20:02
โ– ๅ›ฝใŒๅพŒๆŠผใ—ใ—ใฆใใŸๅ†ใ‚จใƒๅคงๅž‹ไบ‹ๆฅญใฎไธ€้ƒจใŒ้ “ๆŒซ โ– 3ๆกˆไปถใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œๅ†ๅ…ฌๅ‹Ÿใจใชใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€ง โ– ๆตทไธŠใฎๅทฅไบ‹ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๆŒใค้นฟๅณถใฏใ™ใงใซ้›ข่„ฑใ—ใฆใ„ใŸโ€ฆ
20:02 (11:02 in your timezone)

22:43 (13:43)โ‡ขOffshore Wind Projects Stalled

โŒจJapanese media highlights a critical juncture for the nation's renewable energy strategy, following the withdrawal of a Mitsubishi Corporation alliance from three offshore wind power projects (Nikkei Shimbun). This development puts the national renewable energy policy at a crossroads, building on earlier reports of the strategy stalling. Domestically, there is also news of the Financial Services Agency planning to expand the NISA investment scheme to include all generations (Yahoo News Japan).